Epidemic Exsilium: Stage Two

[initiates]

Date & Time: June 8th - June 14th
Location: Throughout Exsilium
Characters: Anyone participating in hunting down the sleeper agents; anyone participating in taking care of the ill, or being ill themselves.
Summary: Stage Two of the Super Virus Epidemic strikes; sleeper agents of the United Earth are revealed.
Warnings: Illness, violence, needles. (Those IVs, man!)

Sniffles and coughs aren't unusual during the spring, with people combating allergies even in the far future, and colds being as present as always. But with more and more people falling ill, and none responding to antibiotics, things are starting to get worrying.

The first death is of an infant, on the night of the 7th. It's not the only one: three more are recorded not long after. It's unknown about the state of patients who never presented for medical assistance. Those familiar with viral infections fear the worse, especially as the usually healthy demographic starts arriving, coughing and displaying symptoms of the same sort of illness.

If that's not enough out among the natives, the Initiative has received its own information and insight into the true nature of the virus. "Wasmannian" Agents, spies of the Initiative in the United Earth, have reported back information at great cost to their security in their undercover positions. There is a super virus headed your way. They've been shipping it in to the island since December 3312. These are the manifests. We've deciphered most the code-names. Good luck.

Now the Initiative turns to the Transports for additional manpower to hunt down the United Earth's sleeper agents, pick up the shipments of the virus, and track down its physical origins in order to do something to stop the impending decimation of Exsilium's population.

Things are getting scary. It's a sick, sad world out there. Where are you, in the middle of it all?

Comments

[ninjamanager]

"Sounds like quite an honor," Charles remarked, pulling open the door to the armory. "Was it a relatively peaceful country, or were you at war, like here...?"

He was already making a beeline for his equipment locker, where he'd stored the weapons he'd chosen: two pistols, and a simple, elegant rapier. Leaving the pistols, he Hung the scabbard belt around his waist, making sure his suit coat both covered the belt, but with easy access to the hilt. His calf-length grey trenchcoat was both befitting a businessman, and enough to cover the blade's presence at his side. Once that was in place, he checked his breast pocket for the balisong he already carried. The whole armament process was quick, efficient, and thorough. Less than a minute inside the door, and he was ready to press on.

[sword_dancer_e]

"It very much was. I still remember the ceremony of when I was knighted anew. Everyone I knew had come from all over the Kingdom." Such a painful thing to recall. As Charles' next question, Enno shook his head, but the motion was probably missed by the other man.

"No, we were mostly peaceful. There is always the risk of ferals attacking however. Also the King sometimes asked that we expand the borders by driving out larger ferals." It was a brutal business, and thinking back on it now, Enno wondered what all he had managed to amass as far as enemies because of actions like that. He decided to expand on another part, "Our strength is likely why we are peaceful, the last known invasion attempt was in my grandfather's time," As far as he was aware at least. Once Charles seemed to be ready, Enno made sure the door was open for them, and waited for Charles to cross the threshold first. "It is very elegant," A comment on the rapier. Enno felt it was a weapon that suited nobility, but it fit well with this man. Enno paused to check the sword on his waste as the train of thought reminded him to; but everything was in order. It was a katzbalger, something that suited a knight, in Enno's opinion. It was more for secondary use in the event of a larger, primary weapon being broken or lost, but for a cramped fight, he felt it was well suited. Once Charles passed, he was ready to follow to the hospital.